ORDER :

This Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief:

“…..to issue an order, writ or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the acquisition of the lands of the petitioners, in Survey Nos.878-1B, Survey No.877-2, Survey No.879-2B and Survey No.897-2B of an extent of Acs.2.12 cents, Acs. 1.13 cents, Acs. 1.78 cents and Acs.1.06 cents, total Acs.6.12 cents of Kaligiri village, SPSR Nellore District and the purported award dated 03.08.2016, for being illegal, arbitrary, violative of the procedure enunciated under the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and the right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2014 and unconstitutional and set aside the same……”

2. The case of the petitioners, in brief, is that they own respective extents of the subject property. The 2nd respondent issued Section 4(1) notification dated 02.11.2009 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 which was published in Surya Daily Newspaper on 12.11.2009 in R.C.G.6/4838/2009 compri